Chords for Desert Island Questionnaire
Tempo:
112.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Bm]
Say that you were stranded on a desert island
What books you gonna bring?
What friends would tag [C]
along?
[G]
Say you had a month, you knew you were dying
How'd you spend your time?
What goodbyes would take [C] too long?
[D]
You don't like this game, and you take exception
Who wants all this trouble, even hypothetical?
[Em]
With [Am] the charge in the sky above And the ground below [D] that could swallow [G]
everyone
Darin' out your phone at another party Spent a lot on clothes, not a lot of skin
[C] to show [G]
Keep pullin' the pool like a drowning army
Smoke a lot of mimosas in the hotel lobby [C]
floor
[D]
Wish that you could dance, but you got no partner
Tapping on your glass, cause you wanna make a [Em]
toast
[A] To the ennui [Am] of all times To the selfishness [D] in everyone you [G] know
[E] [C]
Meet a lot of friends, [D] but they can't be trusted
[G]
Don't know what their [Em] angle is [C]
Post up at the [D] park, and I'm double fisted
[G]
Talking [D] to a [Em] man again [C]
Don't know what it [D] means when he takes my
pose [G] And he says that I'm a lot [Em] like him
[C]
Say that's fair enough [D] That's why I'm trying to loosen up
[G]
Every lunatic must be well intentioned Sets himself apart, he's an instrument of
[C]
God [G]
Took her from the playground to the farmhouse
cellar Just a while, he killed her like a good [C] Samaritan
[D]
Finally found her body many autumns after Interviewed her mother, said she'd now be
[Em] 21 And [Am] although we lost her young, I know the
good Lord has [D] a plan for all of [G]
[F#] us [Em] [C] The woman's at the door, [D] they look clean and
handsome [G]
Always have a good [Em] sales pitch
[C] Her little sister swears [D] she can beat my aura [G] But I can't take her steely
[Em] Need [C]
something to blame [D] for this human nature [G] Is [F#m] now her [Em] conditioned head
I'm [C]
so bored with my life [D] But I'm still afraid to die
[C]
Everyone's asleep [D] in this burning building [G] And I can't wake them up [Em] in time
[C] You go on ahead, [D] I'll be right behind You [G] could have it till the [Em] bandish line
I [C] can't ignore, sir, till [D] this is over
[G]
Pretend that you were stranded on a desert island
What would be the message that you'd spell out for the [C]
plane?
[G]
Say the engine failed when that plane was flying
If you were the pilot, would you curse or would you [C] pray?
[D]
No one's gonna cry at this John Doe funeral Not a lot to say, didn't even have a [Em]
name
[Am] Light a candle just in case He was someone's friend
Throw some [D] flowers on the [G] grave
[Bm]
Say that you were stranded on a desert island
What books you gonna bring?
What friends would tag [C]
along?
[G]
Say you had a month, you knew you were dying
How'd you spend your time?
What goodbyes would take [C] too long?
[D]
You don't like this game, and you take exception
Who wants all this trouble, even hypothetical?
[Em]
With [Am] the charge in the sky above And the ground below [D] that could swallow [G]
everyone
Darin' out your phone at another party Spent a lot on clothes, not a lot of skin
[C] to show [G]
Keep pullin' the pool like a drowning army
Smoke a lot of mimosas in the hotel lobby [C]
floor
[D]
Wish that you could dance, but you got no partner
Tapping on your glass, cause you wanna make a [Em]
toast
[A] To the ennui [Am] of all times To the selfishness [D] in everyone you [G] know
[E] [C]
Meet a lot of friends, [D] but they can't be trusted
[G]
Don't know what their [Em] angle is [C]
Post up at the [D] park, and I'm double fisted
[G]
Talking [D] to a [Em] man again [C]
Don't know what it [D] means when he takes my
pose [G] And he says that I'm a lot [Em] like him
[C]
Say that's fair enough [D] That's why I'm trying to loosen up
[G]
Every lunatic must be well intentioned Sets himself apart, he's an instrument of
[C]
God [G]
Took her from the playground to the farmhouse
cellar Just a while, he killed her like a good [C] Samaritan
[D]
Finally found her body many autumns after Interviewed her mother, said she'd now be
[Em] 21 And [Am] although we lost her young, I know the
good Lord has [D] a plan for all of [G]
[F#] us [Em] [C] The woman's at the door, [D] they look clean and
handsome [G]
Always have a good [Em] sales pitch
[C] Her little sister swears [D] she can beat my aura [G] But I can't take her steely
[Em] Need [C]
something to blame [D] for this human nature [G] Is [F#m] now her [Em] conditioned head
I'm [C]
so bored with my life [D] But I'm still afraid to die
[C]
Everyone's asleep [D] in this burning building [G] And I can't wake them up [Em] in time
[C] You go on ahead, [D] I'll be right behind You [G] could have it till the [Em] bandish line
I [C] can't ignore, sir, till [D] this is over
[G]
Pretend that you were stranded on a desert island
What would be the message that you'd spell out for the [C]
plane?
[G]
Say the engine failed when that plane was flying
If you were the pilot, would you curse or would you [C] pray?
[D]
No one's gonna cry at this John Doe funeral Not a lot to say, didn't even have a [Em]
name
[Am] Light a candle just in case He was someone's friend
Throw some [D] flowers on the [G] grave
Key:
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C
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
Say that you were stranded on a desert island
What books you gonna bring?
What friends would tag [C]
along?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Say you had a month, you knew you were dying
How'd you spend your time?
What goodbyes would take [C] too long?
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
You don't like this game, and you take exception
Who wants all this trouble, even _ hypothetical?
[Em] _
_ With _ _ _ [Am] the charge in the sky above _ And the ground below [D] that could swallow _ _ [G]
everyone _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Darin' out your phone at another party Spent a lot on clothes, not a lot of skin
[C] to show _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Keep pullin' the pool like a drowning _ army
Smoke a lot of mimosas in the hotel lobby [C]
floor
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Wish that you could dance, but you got no partner
Tapping on your glass, cause you wanna make a [Em] _
toast
_ _ _ _ [A] To the ennui [Am] of all times To the selfishness [D] in everyone you [G] know
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Meet a lot of friends, [D] but they can't be trusted
[G]
Don't know what their [Em] angle is _ [C]
Post up at the [D] park, and I'm double fisted
_ [G]
Talking [D] to a [Em] man again _ _ [C]
Don't know what it [D] means when he takes my
pose [G] And he says that I'm a lot [Em] like him
_ [C]
Say that's fair enough _ [D] That's why I'm trying to loosen up
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Every lunatic must be well _ intentioned Sets himself apart, he's an instrument of
[C]
God _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Took her from the playground to the farmhouse
cellar Just a while, he killed her like a good _ [C] Samaritan
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Finally found her body many autumns after _ Interviewed her mother, said she'd now be
[Em] 21 _ _ And _ _ [Am] although we lost her young, I know the
good Lord has [D] a plan for all of [G]
[F#] us _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] The woman's at the door, [D] they look clean and
handsome [G]
Always have a good [Em] sales pitch
_ [C] Her little sister swears [D] she can beat my aura [G] But I can't take her steely
[Em] _ Need _ [C]
something to blame [D] for this human nature [G] Is [F#m] now her _ _ [Em] conditioned head
I'm [C]
so bored with my life _ [D] But I'm still afraid to _ die
_ [C] _
Everyone's asleep [D] in this burning building [G] And I can't wake them up [Em] in time
_ [C] You go on ahead, [D] I'll be right behind You [G] could have it till the [Em] bandish line
I [C] can't ignore, _ sir, _ till [D] this is over
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pretend that you were stranded on a desert island
What would be the message that you'd spell out for the [C]
plane?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Say the engine failed when that plane was flying
If you were the pilot, would you curse or would you [C] pray?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
No one's gonna cry at this John Doe funeral Not a lot to say, didn't even have a [Em] _
name
_ _ _ [Am] Light a candle just in case He was someone's friend
Throw some [D] flowers on the [G] grave
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
Say that you were stranded on a desert island
What books you gonna bring?
What friends would tag [C]
along?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Say you had a month, you knew you were dying
How'd you spend your time?
What goodbyes would take [C] too long?
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
You don't like this game, and you take exception
Who wants all this trouble, even _ hypothetical?
[Em] _
_ With _ _ _ [Am] the charge in the sky above _ And the ground below [D] that could swallow _ _ [G]
everyone _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Darin' out your phone at another party Spent a lot on clothes, not a lot of skin
[C] to show _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Keep pullin' the pool like a drowning _ army
Smoke a lot of mimosas in the hotel lobby [C]
floor
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Wish that you could dance, but you got no partner
Tapping on your glass, cause you wanna make a [Em] _
toast
_ _ _ _ [A] To the ennui [Am] of all times To the selfishness [D] in everyone you [G] know
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Meet a lot of friends, [D] but they can't be trusted
[G]
Don't know what their [Em] angle is _ [C]
Post up at the [D] park, and I'm double fisted
_ [G]
Talking [D] to a [Em] man again _ _ [C]
Don't know what it [D] means when he takes my
pose [G] And he says that I'm a lot [Em] like him
_ [C]
Say that's fair enough _ [D] That's why I'm trying to loosen up
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Every lunatic must be well _ intentioned Sets himself apart, he's an instrument of
[C]
God _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Took her from the playground to the farmhouse
cellar Just a while, he killed her like a good _ [C] Samaritan
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Finally found her body many autumns after _ Interviewed her mother, said she'd now be
[Em] 21 _ _ And _ _ [Am] although we lost her young, I know the
good Lord has [D] a plan for all of [G]
[F#] us _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] The woman's at the door, [D] they look clean and
handsome [G]
Always have a good [Em] sales pitch
_ [C] Her little sister swears [D] she can beat my aura [G] But I can't take her steely
[Em] _ Need _ [C]
something to blame [D] for this human nature [G] Is [F#m] now her _ _ [Em] conditioned head
I'm [C]
so bored with my life _ [D] But I'm still afraid to _ die
_ [C] _
Everyone's asleep [D] in this burning building [G] And I can't wake them up [Em] in time
_ [C] You go on ahead, [D] I'll be right behind You [G] could have it till the [Em] bandish line
I [C] can't ignore, _ sir, _ till [D] this is over
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pretend that you were stranded on a desert island
What would be the message that you'd spell out for the [C]
plane?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Say the engine failed when that plane was flying
If you were the pilot, would you curse or would you [C] pray?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
No one's gonna cry at this John Doe funeral Not a lot to say, didn't even have a [Em] _
name
_ _ _ [Am] Light a candle just in case He was someone's friend
Throw some [D] flowers on the [G] grave
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _